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New episode of Labor Archives of Washington’s radio segment radio segment on Seattle labor, peace, feminist activist Irene Hull

The latest episode of the Labor Archives of Washington’s regular segment on the KSVR radio show We Do the Work is now streaming online via KSVR and Public Radio International’s Exchange.Irene Hull (1913-2011) was a working woman, labor leader, communist, and a peace activist. A shipyard worker in World War II, Hull pushed for legislation to provide child care for working women. A lifelong labor activist, Hull was a sister in the Brotherhood of Bookbinders Local 87. She was a peace and anti-nuclear activist who co-founded the Seattle chapter of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) in 1973 and the Seattle chapter of Jobs With Justice (JWJ) in the 1980s. Her service to the labor movement of Washington State was legendary and she was honored by both the King County Labor Council and the Washington State Labor Council, which gave her its Lifetime Achievement Award at its 2002 convention. Hull was recipient of the 2008 Mother Jones Award. Seattle Mayor Norm Rice, the city’s first African American mayor, proclaimed Sept. 7, 1996 “Irene Hull Day.”

The regular segment, called “Learn Yourself”, features Labor Archivist Conor Casey (Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections) being interviewed about a history topic by host Mike Dumovich with an emphasis on archival collections and secondary sources related to the topic in the hopes that it will inspire people to learn more about labor history on their own.

The regular segment, called “Learn Yourself”, features Labor Archivist Conor Casey (Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections) being interviewed about a history topic by host Mike Dumovich with an emphasis on archival collections and secondary sources related to the topic in the hopes that it will inspire people to learn more about labor history on their own.